NEWARK — The Essex County Sheriff's Office swore in 22 new officers today, helping bolster its ranks after an unusually high number of retirements last year, Sheriff Armando Fontoura said.

At 10 a.m. on Dec. 10, Sheriff Coppinger and the Essex County Sheriff's Department were joined by Massachusetts State Police and local police departments at Lahey Clinic in Burlington where they ...

In an effort to better staff the second-largest house of correction in the state, a county sheriff has decided to lower the minimum age for correctional officers. Skip to content NOWCAST ...

The Barnstable County jail has space for 588 inmates, the sheriff’s office said, with a total population after the Essex County transfer of 259.

The fate of the Essex County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit remains up in the air after the agency scrapped plans to disband the unit. The K-9 unit was scheduled to be dissolved on Jan. 1, but the ...